Ontario Heads for June Election

Opposition Parties Object to Liberal Party's Big Spending Plans

By

Paul Vieira And

Don Curren

Updated May 2, 2014 4:22 p.m. ET

Voters in Canada's most populous province will go to the polls on June 12, as the 2014 budget plan presented by Ontario's governing Liberal Party, which leaned on heavy spending to boost economic growth, faced defeat in the legislature.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said she would seek re-election based on the economic recovery that is beginning to show signs of strength and job creation. Her government held a minority of seats in...